Grey nomadism is considered a reward from a lifetime of hard work but the future of wandering looks less sutstainable and may happen earlier in life out of necessity, not escape.
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Got your Christmas party tonight? Here’s how to excel at the small talk
Be honest: when you listen to somebody, are you thinking about you and how you'll formulate the wittiest, most intelligent or most logical reply? Or are you actually hearing what the other person is trying to say, asks Gary Nunn.
The outback region seeking UNESCO nod for ‘geopark’ status
There are hopes that a remote region in WA's outback will be the first to become a global geopark recognised by UNESCO.
Think you could go off-grid? It’d involve eating roadkill, and lots of paperwork
The idea of living a nomadic, off-grid lifestyle where you hunt and forage for food when you're hungry, sleep when you're tired and wake up with the sun might seem like a life full of freedom and clarity. But the reality is far less romantic.
Energy ‘confusion-opoly’: Why 1 million households are paying too much for electricity
Scores of Aussie households could be saving up to $1,000 if they just "picked up the phone" and negotiated a better deal with their energy provider, according to a new analysis of tariffs.
Why trying to live like our ‘healthier’ ancestors doesn’t stack with evolution
The modern caveman movement, paleo diets, digital detoxes and off-grid living all seek to get back to a natural way of life. But have humans ever really lived in harmony with their environment or is this notion just "paleofantasy"?
‘Mumpreneurs’: the parents turning their families into brands and their kids into cash cows
A growing number of parents are making money out of their children by turning them into social media celebrities. But the chimera of corporate branding is no antidote for lives lived in precarious times, writes Camilla Nelson.
Number of older Australians drowning in debt on the rise
Financial counselling call centres are "at capacity" with record numbers of older Australians unable to pay rent or make good on their mortgage repayments.
Driven to distraction while driving
Research shows we're distracted every 96 seconds when behind the wheel.
The winners and losers of the 70th Emmy Awards
The stars of the small screen have come together to award each other at the 2018 Emmy Awards.